The top of the leaderboard at the Charles Schwab Women’s Collegiate Challenge took on a maroon and white hue on Monday and Tuesday as No. 19 Texas A&M women’s golf closed out the fall schedule with a runner-up finish at Ridglea Country Club in Fort Worth.
The Aggies fired a 7-over 859 to claim second place in the field of 11 teams, finishing just two strokes back of No. 15 Wake Forest in first. Sophomore Cayetana Fernández García-Poggio grabbed the individual title at 4-under 209, while freshman Vanessa Borovilos continued the youth movement in a tie for second place with a 2-under 211.
It’s the first individual title of Fernández García-Poggio’s college career and the highest finish for A&M this year. Kentucky also represented the SEC in sixth at 20-over while SMU and TCU finished in third and fourth place, respectively. Baylor and Texas Tech added further Lone Star State flair in seventh and 10th, respectively.
“We were in it right until the very end,” coach Gerrod Chadwell said in a press release. “We battled and were very tough today and this week. This was a good note to end the fall on because I felt like we got better every tournament. I was really proud of Cata and Vanessa for how they played. They both competed extremely well. I am excited for our girls to have the offseason here to rest and get ready for the spring.”
Senior Adela Cernousek tied for 17th less than a week after she garnered 2025 Epson Tour status with a win in the Qualifying Stage of the LPGA Q-Series. Alabama transfer Kynadie Adams tied for 29th place and senior Lauren Nguyen tied for 48th. Competing individually, sophomore Sky Sudberry tied for 37th.
Fernández García-Poggio found herself trailing Borovilos through the first day’s action as Borovilos tied for the top spot at 3-under 139 after two rounds. She came out of the gates hot, carding a 4-under 67 in the first round, capping it with an eagle on No. 18.
“We have seen it coming with Vanessa,” Chadwell said. “She played really well in the practice round, so it is great to see that carry over into the tournament.”
Borovilos responded with a 1-over 72 in the second round, while Fernández García-Poggio kept things close by logging a 1-under 70 to tie for fourth at 1-under 141 through Monday. Cernousek found herself just two strokes behind and tied for 11th at 1-over 143.
Fernández García-Poggio saved her best golf for Tuesday, when she carded a 3-under 68 with five birdies to catapult into the top spot. Borovilos produced a 1-over 72 in the third round to fall into a tie for second, her first career top-10 finish.
Adams was one of the field’s biggest risers on the final day, jumping 13 spots to 29th after collecting six birdies for a 1-under 70 round. Cernousek shot a 4-over 75 on Tuesday but extended her top-20 streak to 12 tournaments.
A&M is back in action on Jan. 27, 2025 at the Match in the Desert at Superstition Mountain Golf and Country Club in Gold Canyon, Arizona.
